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Just received mine, currently ran into a problem. My BC Coils Top Hat Studs are too long and i cant get the bar attached and secured... also cant run my new engine cover with the bar on. Just my luck.
 

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Just received mine, currently ran into a problem. My BC Coils Top Hat Studs are too long and i cant get the bar attached and secured... also cant run my new engine cover with the bar on. Just my luck.
What cover?
 
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Just received mine, currently ran into a problem. My BC Coils Top Hat Studs are too long and i cant get the bar attached and secured... also cant run my new engine cover with the bar on. Just my luck.
Maybe post up a picture of your situation? I can see if the aftermarket engine cover you have is taller it would definitely be an issue, but I'm unsure as to what the exact problem with the BC coilovers is. If the studs are really long, then they might hit the underside of the bar. In that case, you can alleviate the problem by adding metal washers to the space the bar out a bit.
 

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Maybe post up a picture of your situation? I can see if the aftermarket engine cover you have is taller it would definitely be an issue, but I'm unsure as to what the exact problem with the BC coilovers is. If the studs are really long, then they might hit the underside of the bar. In that case, you can alleviate the problem by adding metal washers to the space the bar out a bit.
Yeah Im gunna add washers to be able to use the bar the engine cover I have does sit tall so might trim the bolt a little bit to get it right. But I cant wait to put it to use
 


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Yeah Im gunna add washers to be able to use the bar the engine cover I have does sit tall so might trim the bolt a little bit to get it right. But I cant wait to put it to use
Also keep in mind you might end up having to cut the tops of the BC coilover studs. I just depends on how far they stick out.
 

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Heres my update, got it installed i used washers to space it up a bit only because my bc coil studs were hitting it. After i finally got it done i was also able to use my cover. Test drove the car here on oahu and the results were killer! Felt the difference and had more control of my car, highly recommend, adding a rear sway bar soon to get even better control. Ill post pics soon
 
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Heres my update, got it installed i used washers to space it up a bit only because my bc coil studs were hitting it. After i finally got it done i was also able to use my cover. Test drove the car here on oahu and the results were killer! Felt the difference and had more control of my car, highly recommend, adding a rear sway bar soon to get even better control. Ill post pics soon
Awesome, great to hear! Thanks for that update.
 

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Hey procivic, some members are reporting the bar gets so hot it's starting to melt under hood hoses. Have you heard about this?

http://www.civicx.com/threads/upper-strut-bar.14709/page-2#post-292920
Hmmm, this is the first time I've seen something like that. As far as I know, we haven't had this issue, and we've very thoroughly abused our cars. However, the engine bay on this car does get very hot, so I guess it is possible for something like this to happen. Luckily, if it did happen, the fix is very easy: just wrap that section of the hose in heat reflective tape.
 

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Hmmm, this is the first time I've seen something like that. As far as I know, we haven't had this issue, and we've very thoroughly abused our cars. However, the engine bay on this car does get very hot, so I guess it is possible for something like this to happen. Luckily, if it did happen, the fix is very easy: just wrap that section of the hose in heat reflective tape.
Mine sits at least 1 inch away from any hoses.
 

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Wow, just wow. Let me first say I've installed many strut bars over the years. It's one of the easiest mods ever.

Well, my Sirimoto bar does not fit. No matter what I tried it lines up about 1/16 of an inch short. I can almost get the bolts lined up with the mounting plate holes but it's just off. What kind of quality control goes into these things?

What a waste of money. And I've only driven my car a couple thousand miles... no way the strut towers are out of spec.
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